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John Gorham
Fonds · 1748-1750
Consists of a single volume used as a waste or note book in which Gorham recorded, for the most part, financial transactions. In places the book displays some evidence that entries were later copied to ledger books recording the accounts of his ventures and pay of his men and many entries are about payments on accounts rather than direct cash transactions. The book covers activities during the period 1747 to 1750 and includes lists of expenses for recruiting, equipping and provisioning his company of rangers, lists of expenses for the upkeep and provisioning of several ships including the sloop Diligence and the schooners Warren and Anson. For the most part the volume documents the issuance of provisions and supplies to his men recording the distribution of food, clothing and to a lesser extent equipment and goods. Some entries record in the French language transactions with Acadians at Pizaquid (now Windsor, NS) for the provision of fresh meat and goods. Entries for wages paid, sometimes with the signed or marked receipts of his men appear throughout the book. The start of the book contains many entries related to his establishment on Sable Island, some entered retrospectively from 1747, and other island entries are scattered across the volume. Entries generally record where the activity was happening be it Annapolis Royal, Chebucto (now Halifax,NS), Minas or Boston (MA, USA). The volume also includes copies of a few letters. One in particular to a Mr Owles, speaks to the recruitment of rangers, the size of companies, some conditions of service and what happens in a peace. Also included in the volume is a crude manuscript map showing houses and names of some families, presumably along a portion of Cape Breton Island, NS – from Cape 'Shebnacada' (Shenacadie) which is a settlement located on the south end of St. Andrew’s Channel to past 'Grand Ance' (Grande Anse) which is on the north side of Lennox Passage. The volume ends with a description by Gorham in a two page entry of a skirmish with Mi'kmaq encountered by his sloop Diligence while sailing along the coastline in August of 1748 from 'Port Mahoan'(Mahone Bay) to 'Cape Porpicom'. (Portapique, Colchester County or Pubnico have been suggested as possible contemporary locations for "Porpicom".) 2013-014
Registers
Series · 1749-2002
Part of Clergy of St. Paul's Church fonds
Series consists of registers recording baptisms, burials, confirmations and marriages held in the Parish of St. Pauls. Some registers record sacraments administered in Lunenburg, Annapolis Royal, Windsor, and Newport (1749-1861). Also included is the missionary register of William Ellis, which covers areas of Newport, Windsor, Falmouth, Cornwallis, Horton, and Rawdon (1775-1795), as well as the burial register of J. Keefler, sexton (1817-1838). Extant notes from the registers include lists of pew rents and banns, bonds, some marriage certificates and notes in lieu of licenses, the cradle roll of infants born in the parish and a list of pastoral visitations. One parochial register includes an index to vestry minutes from 1759-1895. Sub-series consists of: confirmation documents and service registers
Proceedings books
Series forms part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds and consists of proceedings books that provide the case name, date, and brief notes on court proceedings. Volume 117 provides proceedings of criminal cases only and includes some copies of Commissions of Officers of the Court, with a scale of fees for various officials (1782-1785).
Thomas B. Akins fonds
Fonds · 1749-1891, predominant 1858-1891
Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Akins, documenting his career and his research activities. Includes journals, correspondence, reports, and lists of historical manuscripts relating to the records commission of Nova Scotia; essays, notes, and correspondence on the early history of Halifax and Nova Scotia; extracts of original letters, biographies, personal correspondence and diary; obituaries; books relating to British North America; photographs of Akins and his house in Falmouth, built in 1863, and a photograph album he assembled in 1869 entitled, "Persons connected with the Dominion of Canada." MG 1 volumes 7-8, 1504; Graphic 31-1-1, 60.1.
Collection · 1749-2005
The Eastern Shore Archives has collected a variety of cartographic materials produced by a number of different cartographers, government departments, and businesses. These materials were accumulated over time by the archives from various sources as opposed to being generated by a single creator. Collection consists primarily of maps of Nova Scotia and various areas along Nova Scotia’s Eastern shore. They vary from nautical maps to topographical maps, to land grant and Crown Land maps, to geological surveys. Some include illustrations, descriptions, and directories. Accession numbers: 2003.026, 2003.087, 2005.023, 2012.005, 2013.042, 2013.043, 2013.044
Series · 1749-1841, predominant 1749-1801
Part of Nova Scotia Court of Vice-Admiralty fonds
Series forms part of Nova Scotia Court of Vice-Admiralty fonds and consists of records of proceedings of the court for 1749-1794 and 1813 including copies of commission and letters of Marque. Series also includes lists of vessels captured, registers of bail and bond arrangements, abstracts of sales of property by the court, abstracts of causes (1794-1811), records of financial settlements of causes, minutes of proceedings before Charles Fairbanks 1834-1836, 1839-1841, and letters of agency. Series is arranged mainly chronologically. RG 1 Vol. 224, 375 and 378; RG 40 Vol. 9a, 14a, and 491 to 501A; Microfilm 15,330; 15,436 to 15,437; 15,440; 15,494 to 15,500.
Fonds · 1749-1891
Fonds consists of 2 series: Case files and Official records of proceedings and other material. The Court dealt with prizes in time of war, as well as ordinary and normal marine causes in times of peace or war.
Series · 1749-1967; predominant 1749-1903
Part of Nova Scotia Registry of Deeds fonds
Series forms part of the Nova Scotia Registry of Deeds fonds and consists of 336 land transaction registers and other registers, 1749-1903, recording the sale or transfer of land between grantor and grantee, mortgage assignments and releases, quit claim deeds and numerous other documents relating to land transactions. The documents recorded in the land transaction registers are transcriptions (the Registry's copy) of the original documents held by the grantor and grantee. Found amongst the land transaction registers are an Allotment Book (volume 1), 1749-1769; Judgment Books (volumes 163, 218, 228, 241, 254, 271, 289, 305, 336) recording the County and Supreme Court judgments that affected deeded land or mortgages; and a Register of Horses (volume 267), 1887-1908, in which the purchase and sale of horses was recorded. Series also includes a separate registration book for Musquodoboit, which briefly had its own registry and which includes deeds from 1807 to 1821; and one volume of Land Grants (Volume 4). The remaining volumes 1-13 of Land Grants are available on microfilm only; the original volumes have not been transferred to the Archives.
Series · 1749-1928
Part of Eastern Shore Archives map collection
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore Archives map collection and consists of reproductions of maps acquired by Chrystal Kennedy from originals held by the National Archives of Canada in 2003. They consist of early maps of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton, the Island of St John (PEI), New Brunswick, and Sable Island and feature the names of coastal settlements and harbours as well as bodies of water, waterways, and offshore banks. Two of the maps were possibly drawn by Charles Morris I c. 1749 while the third map is a 1928 copy by C. Pettigrew of an earlier map that was originally drawn by Captain Thomas Durrell c. 1736. Accession number: 2013.042